Change edge information display in Blender 2.80 with python
I found a solution if anybody needs this information:

overlay = context.space_data.overlay

overlay.show_edge_seams  = True
overlay.show_edge_bevel_weight = False
overlay.show_edge_crease = False
overlay.show_edge_sharp = False


Documentation:
https://docs.blender.org/api/blender2.8/bpy.types.View3DOverlay.html